Oil cup



Nov. 27 1923. 1,475,703

L. KASSAN DER OIL CUP Filed Nov. ll 1922 IN VEN TOR Lop'old Zfassarzder BY l ATTORNEY l t. S

LEOPOLI) Ki SANDER, OF NEi/V 1562K, COEEFANY,

N. 2., ASSIGNOR TO NATHAN MANUFACTURING OF NEW ZGRK, N. Y.

(EL CUP.

Application filed November 11, 1922. Serial No. 600,197.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnorono KAssANnnR,

a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of ill-anhattan city. county, and tate of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Oil Cups, of which the following is a. description.

The invention herein cescribed and claimed relates particularly to oil cups, such as oil cups enlployedin oiling the guides of loco motive engines. although also adapted for use in connection with other receptacles.

()il. cups embodying my. invention are greatly superior to other types of oil cups with respect tostronger and better construction economy of manufacture and greater eiliciency. The covers of the oil cups now in use on locomotive engines tend to jar loose because of the: great engine vibration, tllUs exposingtheir interiors to dust, cinders and other undesirable substances. which pass with the oil to the bearings and cause them serious injury. In addition to the increased cost of maintenance of engines, caused by this imperfect oiling, there are also the expense and trouble of frequently furnishing oil cup covers to replace those that are lost. Further, it is very desirable that oil cups should beso. con- IW structed as to be not only strong, durable and efficient, but also to be readily and quickly filled with oil.

It is the object of this invention to satisfy the foregoing requirements and. its characteristic advantages will appear from the drawings and the following description.

Fig. l is a side elevation in section and Figs. 2, 3 and -1lare top: plan views of an oil cup embodying the invention, the plan views showing the cover and cap in differcnt positions.

The body 1 of the oil cup is preferably of cylindrical form and contains the central huh 2 which is connected to the body 1 by the ribs 3., .4. Preferably the body, hub and ribs are integral, as by a. single casting. Shank 5 is suitably connected to the lower part of the body It and contains outlet passage 6 for the oil, the shank being nection with the bearing or other part to be oiled, not shown. Screw spindle 7 is concentric to the body 1 and moves within hub 2. spindle and hub being appropriately threaded. Upon the spindle and secured to preferably exteriorl threaded for tight con it as by pin 8 is the handle 9 of inverted cup form, having cars 10. 10. The spindle contains slot 11 to cause closer fit with the hub. Lower part 12 of spindle 7 is conical to slidably fit in conical or tapered seat 13 of outlet passage 6.

Cover i l with thumb lug l5 rests on and covers top of oilcup body 1. Into opening 16 in cover fits lower annular ring 1"? of cap 18, which cap also has upper annular extension 19, adapted to contain lower part of spring 20, the upper part being held by the inverted cup-shaped handle 9. The spring thus presses downward the cap upon the cover 14 and also tends to hold the spindle in position.

@pening 16, cover 14 and cap 18 are eccentrically mounted with respect to the body 1 of the oil cup, spindle 7 being in the center of the body and passingthrough opening 16 and annularextension 19 of cap 18, saidv extension being mounted concentrically with the spindle. Opening 16 is adapted to swing on annular ring 1? of cap 18 as a pivot and cover 14 will then swing eccentrically to the spindle. The cover and cap are remova-bly connected together by. pin 21 in annular ring 17 engaging shallow groove 22 in the cover. Pin 23 .on rib 3 is adapted to engage slot 24 in annular ring 17 so as' to hold the annular ring and with respect to body'l.

li hen the oil cup is closed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, cover lei rests upon the top of body 1 and cap 18 covers opening 16, pins 21 and 23 engaging respectively slot 24L and groove 2?. Turning the thumb lug of the cover in either direction will cause pin 21 to slip out of shallow groove 22 and as cover swings around on annular ring 17, said ring and cap 18 being fixed with respect to body 1 because of pin 23 being in slot 2%, there appears a crescent shaped aperture in the top of body 1, Fig. 3, into which oil may be poured for filling purposes.

While pin 21 engages groove 22, the cover and cap may be raised against the pressure of spring 20, so that pin 23 is disengaged from slot 24 and the cover and cap may then be rotated about the spindle, the annular extension 19 and the cover swinging oon centrically and the cap eccentrically with respect to the spindle.

Among other advantages of the construction is the ease with which the cover may be displaced for the purpose of filling with oil. A. slight pressure upon the thumb lug will disengage the cover from the cap and Will permit the cover to swing about the annular extension of the cap as a pivot, thus creating a crescent shaped opening into which the oil can be poured. Further, there is a tight fitting and positive closure of the oil cup, by reason of the pressure of the spring upon the cap, which in turn holds the cover securely upon the body. All danger of losing or misplacing the cover or other parts is eliminated while the oil cup can be readily taken apart by unscrewing the spindle from the hub. iVhen it is desired to permit oil to tiow through the outlet passage 6 and into the bearing to be lubricated, the handle 9 is turned to cause the spindle and its conical lower part 12 to move upward and away from the seat 18. The outlet passage is closed by turning the handle in the opposite direction.

The invention is adpted for use with lubricating matter other than oil and the embodiment herein described is merely illustrative, various modifications and changes being possible without departing from the substance of the invention herein described and claimed.

I claim:

1. A receptacle having a cover with opening therein, a central spindle in the receptacle, said spindle passing through the opening and being eccentric thereto, and means for closing said opening.

2. A receptacle having a cover with opening therein and av hub, a cap, and a central spindle in the receptacle, said spindle passing through the opening and the hub and being concentric with the hub but eccentric to the opening and the cap.

3. An oil cup having a cover with opening therein and a hub, a cap, a central spindle in the receptacle, said spindle passing through the opening and the hub and being concentric with the hub but eccentric to the opening and cap, an annular ring on said cap fitting within said opening and adapted to serve as a pivot for the cover and an annular extension on said cap cooperating with a spring and the spindle to cause pres sure against the cap.

41. A receptacle with a cover L dapted to swing eccentrically' to :1 central spindle in said receptacle and means cooperating with said cover tokeep closed said receptacle.

5. A receptacle with a central spindle adapted to regulate the flow of contents therefrom, and a cap mounted on said spindle and having an annular ring, and a cover dapted to rotate around said ring.

6. A receptacle with central hub and outlet passage, a spindle movable within the hub and adapted to close the passage, 21 cover mounted eccentrica-lly to the spindle, a cap mounted eccent-rically to the spindle and with annular ring adapted to fit in opening in the cover, a cup-shaped handle on the spindle, a compression spring between the handle and the cap, means for securing cap on cover and means for securing cover on receptacle.

LEOPOLD KASSANDER. 

